Avocado and Chayote-Two Edible and Medicinal Plants  

作　　者：Edmundo Arias Torres Bolívar Arias Olguín 

机构地区：[1]Department of Applied Technology,Mexican Institute of Appropriate Technologies,S.C.Mexico City,Code.07270,México

出　　处：《Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering(B)》2023年第2期70-74,共5页环境科学与工程（B）

摘　　要：There are two agricultural products originating in Mexico with nutritional,medicinal and cosmetic properties.One is the Avocado,the fruit of a tree that is widely accepted in the Mexican diet due to its pleasant flavor.The other is the Chayote,a green vegetable that grows like a vine,with guides that can exceed up to 6 m in length.These two foods,in addition to being consumed nationally,are also exported,which is why they are of economic importance for Mexico.Avocado is the most exported,after coffee and tomato,with Chayote in fourth place.

关 键 词：AVOCADO CHAYOTE food. 

分 类 号：S64[农业科学—蔬菜学]